Debt Capital Markets

Band 1 – Capital Markets: High-Yield Products
USA and Global Multi-Jurisdictional
Chambers Global 2025

Tier 1 – Debt and High-yield Debt – Advice to Issuers
The Legal 500 US 2024

"Highly experienced team members and ... well plugged into the industry. They have a strong network with issuers, underwriters and intermediaries."
Chambers Global 2025

"Excellent-quality work, excellent services and extensive experience. The firm knows the markets well and has a good commercial sense."
Chambers Europe 2025

"Latham & Watkins LLP is at the forefront of the high-yield market, being equally strong in both issuer and underwriter side engagements."
The Legal 500 US 2024

"An extensive capital markets practice, covering the full range of equity and debt transactions."
The Legal 500 US 2024

"Outstanding presence in domestic transactions and offerings by non-US issuers."
The Legal 500 US 2024

"A leading firm in the European high-yield market with exceptional cross-border experience."
Chambers Europe 2025

"For difficult, complex situations with a lot of cross-border elements, they have the team to handle it."
Chambers Global 2022

Practice Group of the Year: Capital Markets
Law360 2021

Overview

Latham’s debt capital markets team helps issuers and investment banks raise billions of dollars in proceeds in the high yield, investment grade, and convertible debt markets.

We leverage our global platform, detailed market knowledge, and exceptional technical skills to deliver results at all stages of debt capital markets transactions. With an unrivaled knowledge of debt instruments, many of which we helped develop, we can deftly guide clients through covenant negotiations, as well as security and intercreditor issues, in the most complex transactions.

Our debt capital markets team advises clients on:

High yield debt and bridge loans
Investment grade debt
Yankee bonds and Eurobonds
Establishment of, and updating to, global medium term programs and European medium term note programs
Convertible and exchangeable debt
Debt tender and exchange offers and other liability management transactions
Private placements

Ian D. Schuman

New York

ian.schuman@lw.com +1.212.906.1894

Jeffrey H. Lawlis

London / Milan

jeff.lawlis@lw.com

Stelios G. Saffos

New York

stelios.saffos@lw.com +1.212.906.4520

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April 17, 2025 Recognition

Latham Named US Law Firm of the Year at IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2025

Firm also advised on two Deal of the Year winners.

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April 7, 2025 Recognition

Latham Advised on 13 China Deals of the Year

The firm received recognition for market-leading work across five categories: capital markets, M&A, private equity and venture capital, restructuring, and dispute resolution.